Chapter $13,$ Preparing Resumes and Application Messages, Student Handout

ACTIVTY $13\mathrm{.}2$: PLANNING A TARGETED RESUME

PRESENTING QUALIFICATIONS EFFECTIVELY

Revise the following statements that describe qualifications to be more effective for inclusion within a resume.

a$.$ I attended Capital College from $2006-2010$ earning a B$.$S$.$ in Business Administration and graduated with a $4\mathrm{.}0$ GPA.

b$.$ I have had experience as an RA working with students from a wide variety of backgrounds.

c$.$ My duties in my last position included reviewing monthly sales reports for my boss.

d$.$ I developed new products for the research department.

e$.$ I worked in customer service and was acknowledged by my peers as employee of the month.

f$.$ I was the captain of the debate team and was responsible for recruiting new members.

g$.$ I attended a student$-$government conference with students representing colleges and universities from Europe, Asia, South America and India.